sight-singing
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thumb|Caravaggio's Rest on the Flight into Egypt (1594–96) In music, sight-reading, also called a prima vista (Italian meaning, "at first sight"), is the practice of reading and performing of a piece in a music notation that the performer has not seen or learned before. Sight-singing is used to describe a singer who is sight-reading. Both activities require the musician to play or sing the notated rhythms and pitches.
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13 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- Sight-reading
- Sight transposition
- Sight-playing
- Sight-singing
- Psychology
- Professional use
- Pedagogy
- Assessment and standards
- See also
- Notes and references
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Caravaggio's Rest on the Flight into Egypt (1594–96) In music, sight-reading, also called a prima vista (Italian meaning, "at first sight"), is the practice of reading and performing of a piece in a music notation that the performer has not seen or learned before. Sight-singing is used to describe a singer who is sight-reading. Both activities require the musician to play or sing the notated rhythms and pitches.
==Terminology==